This is a list of princesses consort of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711). In this era, Transylvania was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, sometimes in dual vassalage with the Lands of the Hungarian Crown.
Princess consort of Transylvania
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Anna Szárkándy - - - 1571husband's opposes Stephen Báthory 1572husband's defeat - Gáspár Bekes Anna Jagiellon Sigismund I the Old(Jagiellon) 18 October 1523 1 May 1576alongside Elisabeth Bocskay 12 December 1586husband's death 9 September 1596 Stephen Báthory Elisabeth Bocskay György Bocskay(Bocskay) 1550 1571? 28 January 1576alongside Anna Jagiellon 27 May 1581husband's death 15 February 1581 Christopher Báthory Maria Christina of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria(Habsburg) 10 November 1574 6 August 1595 April 1598husband's abdication 6 April 1621 Sigismund Báthory Unmarried Rudolf I of Hungary Maria Christina of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria(Habsburg) 10 November 1574 6 August 1595 August 1598husband's return 1599divorceorMarch 1599husband's 2nd abdication 6 April 1621 Sigismund Báthory Stanca Doamna Dimitru Izverani? - 1588 20 November 1599husband's accession September 1600husband's desposition - Michael of Wallachia Unmarried Rudolf I of Hungary Unmarried Sigismund Báthory Unmarried Rudolf I of Hungary Anna Kornis - - 1585 15 April 1603husband's election 17 July 1603husband's death - Mózes Székely Katalin Hagymássy - - 1583 21 February 1605husband's election 29 December 1606husband's death - Stephen Bocskay Borbála Telegdi Mihály Telegdi(Telegdi) - 1596 11 February 1607husband's election 5 March 1608husband's resignation March 1616 Sigismund Rákóczi Anna Horváth of Palocsa - - 1607 7 March 1608husband's election 27 October 1613husband's death - Gabriel Báthory Zsuzsanna Károlyi László Károlyi (Károlyi de Nagykároly) 1585 1605 13 October 1613husband's election 13 May 1622 Gabriel Bethlen Catherine of Brandenburg John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) 28 May 1602 2 March 1626 15 November 1629husband's death 9 February 1649 Katalin Károlyi László Károlyi (Károlyi de Nagykároly) 1588 1623 28 September 1629husband's election 26 November 1630husband's desposition 1588 István Bethlen Maria Anna of Spain Philip III of Spain(Habsburg) 18 August 1606 20 February 1631in opposition with Zsuzsanna Lorántffy 13 December 1645 husband's recognition of George I Rákóczi as Prince 13 May 1646 Ferdinand III of Hungary Zsuzsanna Lorántffy Mihály Lorántffy(Lorántffy de Serke) 1600/2 1616 1 December 1630husband's election 11 October 1648husband's death 18 April 1660 George I Rákóczi Zsófia Báthory Andrew Báthory (1597–1637)(Báthory de Somlyó) 1629 3 February 1643 19 February 1642husband's electionOctober 1648husband's accession 3 November 1657husband's death 14 June 1680 George II Rákóczi Druzsina Bethlen István Bethlen (Bethlen de Iktár) - - 2 November 1657husband's election 9 January 1658husband's death - Francis Rhédey Zsófia Báthory Andrew Báthory (1597–1637)(Báthory de Somlyó) 1629 3 February 1643 1657husband's desposition 1658husband's restoration 14 June 1680 George II Rákóczi Erzsébet Szalánczy -(Szalánczy de Szenttamás) - - 1658husband's desposition 1659husband's restoration - Ákos Barcsay Zsófia Báthory Andrew Báthory (1597–1637)(Báthory de Somlyó) 1629 3 February 1643 1659husband's restoration 7 June 1660husband's death 14 June 1680 George II Rákóczi Anna Bornemissza - 1630 1650 or 10 June 1653 14 September 1661husband's election 5 August 1688 Michael I Apafi Katalin Bethlen Gergely Bethlen(Bethlen de Bethlen) - 30 June 1694 1692husband's desposition 4 January 1725 Michael II Apafi Jelena Zrinska Petar Zrinski, Ban of Croatia (Zrinski) 1643 15 June 1682 22 September 1690husband's opposition of Habsburg rule 26 January 1699husband's claim relinquished with the defeat of Ottoman allies 18 February 1703 Imre Thököly Eleonore-Magdalena of the Palatinate-Neuburg Philip William, Elector Palatine(Wittelsbach) 6 January 1655 14 December 1676 1692husband's assumed title 5 May 1705husband's death 19 January 1720 Leopold I of Hungary Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried (Hesse-Wanfried) 8 March 1679 26 September 1696 8 July 1704Start of Rákóczi's War for Independence 21 February 1711End of Rákóczi's War for Independence 8 February 1722 Francis II Rákóczi Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg(Welf) 21 April 1673 24 February 1699 5 May 1705husband's accession 17 April 1711husband's death 10 April 1742 Joseph I of Hungary
During the (Grand) Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), the title of "Prince(ss) of Transylvania" (since 2 November 1765 "Grand Prince(ss)") was connected to the Habsburg kings and queens of Hungary (see List of Hungarian monarchs § House of Habsburg (1526–1780) and List of Hungarian monarchs § House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918)) until 1804, when it was added to the Grand title of the emperor of Austria. In practice, administration was performed by the Governor of Transylvania, a viceroy appointed by the Habsburg monarchs between 1691 and 1867.
See also Lists of political office-holders in Transylvania Governor of Transylvania Prince of Transylvania List of Hungarian consorts List of Polish consorts List of Austrian consorts List of Romanian consorts List of consorts of Wallachia List of consorts of Moldavia
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